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New mRNA vaccine is more effective, less costly to develop: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and the Pennsylvania State University.
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UP: Five animals at Gorakhpur zoo test positive for H5 virus, zoo remains
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Vikas Yadav said that the zoo had sent 34 samples for testing 10 days ago, out of which five were confirmed positive for H5N1. Fresh samples will be sent again for further testing.
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Current antivirals may be less effective against severe infection caused b
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, may be the most effective way to protect against the virus.
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Israel: 14th case of bird flu this season uncovered
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
H5N1 bird flu was diagnosed in a flock of turkeys in Nahalal in the Jezreel Valley. Following an unusual mortality of approximately 24,000 turkeys, before marketing at the age of 16 weeks, in five poultry houses, samples were sent to the laboratories of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food S
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Israel: Avian flu outbreak detected in Kibbutz
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Safety reported that H5N1 avian influenza has been diagnosed in a fattening turkey coop in Kibbutz Tzora in the Judea region. Following an unusual mortality in three pre-market turkey coops, at 9.4 weeks of age, samples sent to the Ministry of Agric
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US reports first bird flu related human death in Louisiana
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
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Two more cases of Bird Flu discovered
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bird flu - H5N1 avian influenza - was discovered in two additional locations in the Sharon region. The veterinary services at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have defined a quarantine zone of up to 10 km from the infected chicken coops.
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New Cases of Avian Flu Reported
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
H5N1 bird flu was detected in a turkey fattening coop in Moshav Kfar Vitkin, near Netanya. The disease was detected in six coops, including approximately 19,000 12-week-old turkeys.
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Odisha: BMC issues directives on Bird flu, not to supply chicken from affe
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued an advisory to avoid eating chicken following detection of infection from a poultry firm near city limits. A bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Pipli town of Odisha's Puri district, with the detection of the H5N1 avian influenza in several poult
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Odisha govt to cull 20,000 birds in response to avian influenza outbreak
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Animal Husbandry Department has initiated the culling process, which is expected to continue for several days.
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No threat of avian influenza in West Bengal, says official
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amid reports of bird flu in West Bengal, West Bengal Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Narayan Swaroop Nigam on Thursday said that there is no threat of avian influenza in the state and no advisory issued against consuming poultry products.
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Mexico man's death linked to bird flu not yet seen in humans: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This marks the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with an influenza A (H5N2) virus reported globally and the first avian H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico, the WHO said.
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